Over the Fence Cuppa | Neighbours Aotearoa
Having an over the fence cuppa in the beautiful Kāpiti Coast is the perfect way to take that first step in getting to know your neighbours better – or to renew the relationships you've already created. It encourages us all to connect with our neighbours and celebrate our neighbourhoods.
Getting to know your neighbours strengthens our community, making us all healthier, safer and more resilient – especially during emergencies when we need to support each other.
Over the Fence Cuppas
Over the Fence Cuppas are get-togethers organised by and for your local neighbourhood – they’re easy to organise, and a great way to get to know your neighbours better. These fun and friendly events for you and your neighbours will help you know who might need extra help in an emergency – and who might have special skills to give you extra help, too.
You can host a cuppa in your home or garden, on the berm, or even in a local park. You might decide to share morning tea, a barbecue, supper, or anything in between.
Your neighbourhood might choose a theme and plan some fun activities, like swapping homegrown produce, getting creative with chalk on the footpath, or even just sharing cake and a chat. There are heaps of ideas on the Neighbours Aotearoa website.
Theme and event dates
The theme for our Over the Fence Cuppas this year is Let's share. What better way to do this than to invite your neighbours over for a cuppa, share a meal or homegrown produce, host a guest speaker, discuss ways to help your neighbourhood prepare for an emergency, or even just say hi and share your contact details.
Events run Friday 24 March to Sunday 2 April.
How to get involved
All it takes is one member of your street – it might be you, or someone else – to register as the event host.
Invite or involve three or more households from your street, and hold your event anytime 24 March to 2 April 2023.
Registrations are now closed.
Support and resources
When you register, you’ll choose whether you want to receive resources, tips and support to organise your event. This includes:
- an event pack of your choice (an Over the Fence Cuppa pack or a Over the Fence BBQ pack)
- an invitation to our launch party, hosted by Mayor Holborow.
You can also choose if you’d like giant games or workshops at your event, or advice and tips from the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) and Council.
What’s in it for you? You’ll get to know your neighbours better, and when you register your event, you’ll go in the draw to win some great prizes, such as a water tank donated by WREMO, Love local hampers, and vouchers donated by Neighbourhood Support.
Over the Fence Cuppa prize terms and conditions
Information on how to enter the Kāpiti Coast District Council Over the Fence Cuppa prize draw competition ("Competition") and prizes form part of these terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions"). Participation in this Competition is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
The promoter
1. The promoter of this Competition is Kāpiti Coast District Council, 175 Rimu Road, Private Bag 60601, Paraparaumu, 5254.
2. The Competition is not in any way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by or associated with Instagram or any other social media channel.
Eligibility
3. Entry is open to Kāpiti Coast District residents who have a postal address in the Kāpiti Coast District area, as at 12 March 2023 ('Eligible Entrants').
4. The following are ineligible for entry or receipt of a prize: all employees and elected members of Kāpiti Coast District Council and their families.
Competition period
5. Entry to the Competition will be open between 20 February 2023 and 12 March 2023 (“Competition Period”). Entries outside of the Competition Period will not be accepted.
How to enter
6. To enter, Eligible Entrants must register to host an Over the Fence Cuppa event in their neighbourhood, via the Over the Fence Cuppa online or hard copy registration form.
7. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter the Competition or to win a prize.
8. Incomplete entries will not be eligible.
9. Participants accept the Competition is not in any way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by or associated with, Instagram and/or any other social medial channels. To the maximum extent permitted by law, participants completely release Instagram and/or any other social media channels from any and all liability associated with this Competition.
Prizes and notification of winning
10. Winning registrations will be drawn by a Kāpiti Coast District Council staff or elected member and will be selected from the registration forms submitted by Eligible Entrants during the Competition Period. Kāpiti Coast District Council’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
11. Winners will either be announced at the launch event on 15 March 2023, or notified by email at a later date of their success.
12. Each winner will be required to provide their contact details and proof of Kāpiti Coast District postal address to Kāpiti Coast District Council to verify their eligibility, via email within fifteen (15) business days of being contacted by Kāpiti Coast District Council. Prizes will be forfeited if Kāpiti Coast District Council does not receive this information within fifteen (15) business days, unless by prior agreement from Kāpiti Coast District Council.
13. Winners may be required to provide their name and contact details. Name and any related comments may be used in any advertising or publicity, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law, and entry into the Competition is deemed to be consent and authorisation.
14. Prizes will be arranged for collection or distribution by early April 2023 if all relevant information has been received by Kāpiti Coast District Council.
Prize restrictions
15. Prizes are not transferable and cannot be extended, substituted, or exchanged in part or full.
16. Prizes will be as stated on the Competition webpage. If for any reason a stated prize is not available, Kāpiti Coast District Council reserves the right to provide an alternative prize of a similar value to that winner.
17. Kāpiti Coast District Council accepts no responsibility for entries not received within the Competition Period. Proof of completion or entry is not proof of receipt.
18. Eligible entries will be verified in accordance to these Terms and Conditions. Kāpiti Coast District Council reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and participants (including a participant’s identity and place of residence) and to disqualify any participant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, who tampers with the entry process, or is found to be cheating or 'gaming' entry. Errors and omissions will only be accepted at Kāpiti Coast District Council’s discretion.
Information/Privacy
19. Personal information supplied by participants to Kāpiti Coast District Council will be dealt with in accordance with all applicable laws in New Zealand, including the Privacy Act 1993. Kāpiti Coast District Council collects all participants’ personal information.
20. Information provided by participants will be held and used for the purposes of conducting this Competition (which may include disclosure to third parties for the purposes of processing and conducting the Competition, publicising any winner as well as current and future advertising, promotion and/or marketing by Kāpiti Coast District Council (and as otherwise set out in the Kāpiti Coast District Council Privacy Policy). Participants warrant that they have obtained all the requisite consents to supply Kāpiti Coast District Council with the relevant personal information in order to enter the Competition.
21. By entering this Competition, participants consent to the use of their personal information by Kāpiti Coast District Council as described in these Terms and Conditions and the Kāpiti Coast District Council Privacy Policy.
Liability
22. To the maximum extent permitted by law, all participants release and indemnify Kāpiti Coast District Council (including its officers, employees, and agents) from any and all direct or indirect loss (including loss of opportunity), damage or injury suffered or arising in connection with the Competition or any prize except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law; whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the Competition, including, but not limited to, where arising out of the following:
a. any technical difficulties or any computer system, phone line or mobile, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature as a result of accessing Instagram or email (whether or not under Kāpiti Coast District Council’s control);
b. any theft, unauthorised access, or third party interference;
c. any entry that is late, lost, altered, damaged, or misdirected (whether or not after receipt by Kāpiti Coast District Council) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of Kāpiti Coast District Council;
d. the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information;
e. any winner of the Competition that cannot be contacted or who fails to respond, including, but not limited to, emails not received or marked as spam, or failure of phone line/mobile and related services; or
f. use of a prize.
23. Participants must comply with all requirements of Kāpiti Coast District Council including requirements specified in these Terms and Conditions. Kāpiti Coast District Council may, at its absolute discretion, declare any or all entries made by a participant invalid if the participant:
a. fails to establish their entitlement to enter the Competition to Kāpiti Coast District Council’s satisfaction;
b. tampers with or benefits from any tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Competition;
c. submits an entry which in Kāpiti Coast District Council’s opinion is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions;
d. acts in a disruptive manner or acts with the intent to annoy, abuse, embarrass, threaten, or harass any other person; or
e. in the opinion of Kāpiti Coast District Council, engages in conduct in entering the Competition which is fraudulent, misleading, deceptive, spamming, or generally damaging to the goodwill or reputation of the Competition and/or Kāpiti Coast District Council.
24. Kāpiti Coast District Council reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
25. If for any reason any aspect of this Competition is not capable of running as planned, including by reason of infection by computer virus, network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any cause beyond the control of Kāpiti Coast District Council which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Competition, Kāpiti Coast District Council may, in its sole discretion, cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Competition, or invalidate any affected entries.
General
26. Kāpiti Coast District Council may, at any time, modify or alter the Competition or any aspect of the Competition without prior notice. Notification of such modifications will be posted on the Kāpiti Coast District Council website.
27. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Competition should be directed to Kāpiti Coast District Council by emailing [email protected]
28. This competition is subject to New Zealand law.
More information
For more information, email [email protected]
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